IOM Report and the Future of Nursing The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as well as the changing needs of patients over several decades, have began putting pressures on the healthcare system as more people will have insurance coverage and greater access to healthcare than ever before. The nursing profession is now in a unique position to change healthcare in providing affordable and quality care that is more accessible. At present, there is a shortage to meet these demands
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education The institute of medicine’s report will have a great impact on the nursing education (Institute of Medicine, 2010). This will open doors to an even greater innovation on the nursing education. In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) started an initiative in order to change for the better the future of nursing education and the whole nursing
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“The nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation`s health care workforce”. (IOM, 2010).So as stated, nursing has a lot of impact in the advancement of the health care system. According to the IOM report, they are many areas in nursing that needs to be tackled but the most crucial ones are nursing education, nursing practice and nursing leadership. The IOM report puts an emphasis on nursing education. Education is an important segment in the nursing profession
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of Medicine (IOM) published a report on nursing in 2010. This report was the result of a two year project designed to evaluate and revolutionize the nursing profession (IOM, 2011). The four key points published by the IOM are as follows: 1. “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training” (IOM, 2011, p. 4); 2. “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (IOM, 2011, p. 6);
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system ("IOM REPORT," 2011). This transformation will impact one of the largest sectors of the healthcare workforce which are nurses. According to the IOM, the Future of Nursing report released on October 5th, 2010 its designed to “…ensure that nurses an practice to the full extent of their education and training, improve nursing education, provide opportunities for nursing to assume leadership positions and to serve as full partners in health care redesign and improvement efforts…” ("IOM REPORT,"
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2011) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was founded in 1970 to help the government and non-government establishments make decisions in health care by evidence base practices. In 2010 The Institute of Medicine, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP, conducted a study on the future of nursing. The study was involved and asked the questions of “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how” of nursing to produce better quality patient care. The IOM instituted initiatives or a project
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The Impact of Nursing as a Result of the 2010 IOM Report Marie Emily M. Garcia Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics February 15, 2015 Presented to Kelly A. Davis The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) collaborated in 2008 to respond and evaluate changes that were needed in the nursing profession. This initiative was a two year project that resulted “in producing a report that would make recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the
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A committee on Robert Wood Johnson foundation collaborated with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to develop a project on the future of nursing back in 2008. In 2010 the IOM released a report on the initiative named The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Part II of the report describes the needed changes of the nursing profession in order to advance the whole health care system. The IOM “envisions a future where primary care and prevention are central drivers of the health care
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law. With the ACA, America has the opportunity to transform its healthcare system to one that is more affordable, more accessible, qualitative, and patient centered. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent organization that gives unbiased and authoritative advice to government and private sectors (IOM, 2011). In February 2011, they partnered with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and released “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. This report discusses recommendations on
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Healthcare Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 Professional Dynamics November 10, 2012 The Institute of Medicine (IOM), developed in 1970, is as self- governing, non-profit organization that provides informed health decisions for decision makers and the public. The IOM’s advice and decisions are based on expert committees’ discussions, discoveries and cross disciplinary thinking. The IOM asks and answers the nation’s most pressing questions about health and health care (Institute of Medicine, 2010)
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